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{ | {{lt}}''' BALBIERŠKIS''' | ||
''' BALBIERŠKIS''' | |||
County : [[Kaunas (county)|Kaunas]]<br> | County : [[Kaunas (county)|Kaunas]]<br> | ||
Municipality : [[Prienai]] | Municipality : [[Prienai]] | ||
[[File:Balbieriskis.jpg|center|350 px]] | [[File:Balbieriskis.jpg|center|350 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|+Official blazon | |||
|- | |||
|'''Lithuanian''' | |||
| blazon wanted | |||
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|'''English''' | |||
| blazon wanted | |||
|} | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially granted on March 1, 2001. | |||
The town is named after the Barbiera rivulet, which is in turn named after the Barbiera (also called Balbiera) rocks in the Nemunas river. Those rocks were dangerous for ships navigating the Nemunas, until the hydro-electric-power plant of Kaunas was built, and the shoal was drowned. | |||
The indented base refers to the Barbiera rocks as the origin of the town name, and the sailboat refers to trade over the Nemunas river, which was important for the development of the town. | |||
In 1847 arms with St. Vincent were designed (but maybe never used), but the Lithuanian Heraldry Commission decided that these arms had neither any relation with modern Balbieriskis nor can be considered as the historical arms. Hence new arms were designed, which were granted in 2001. | |||
{|align="center" | {|align="center" | ||
|align="center"|[[File:Balbieriskis first arms reconstruction.jpg|center|200 px]] <br/>The arms from the 18th century | |align="center"|[[File:Balbieriskis first arms reconstruction.jpg|center|200 px]] <br/>The arms from the 18th century | ||
|} | |} '''[[Literature]]''': | ||
{{media}} Rimsa, 2004 | |||
[[Category:Lithuanian Villages]] | [[Category:Lithuanian Villages]] | ||
[[Category:Kaunas]] | [[Category:Kaunas]] |
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BALBIERŠKIS
County : Kaunas
Municipality : Prienai
Lithuanian | blazon wanted |
English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially granted on March 1, 2001.
The town is named after the Barbiera rivulet, which is in turn named after the Barbiera (also called Balbiera) rocks in the Nemunas river. Those rocks were dangerous for ships navigating the Nemunas, until the hydro-electric-power plant of Kaunas was built, and the shoal was drowned.
The indented base refers to the Barbiera rocks as the origin of the town name, and the sailboat refers to trade over the Nemunas river, which was important for the development of the town.
In 1847 arms with St. Vincent were designed (but maybe never used), but the Lithuanian Heraldry Commission decided that these arms had neither any relation with modern Balbieriskis nor can be considered as the historical arms. Hence new arms were designed, which were granted in 2001.
The arms from the 18th century |
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